Terrorist Related Incidents

Question 1

What are 5 terror related threat levels?

Answer 1

Low - attack unlikely

Moderate - possible but
not likely

Substantial - attack is a strong possibility

Severe - attack highly likely

Critical - expected imminently

Question 2

Terrorist

What does NILO stand for? And what is their role.

Answer 2

National inter-agency liaison officer

To advise and support all agencies incident commanders
On brigade policy/capability.

Question 3

Terrorist

Who could assist in safely positioning a ground monitor with in a hazard area?

Answer 3

MPS firearm unit

Question 4

In a firearms incident what would the MPS firearms team consider substantial cover?

Answer 4

• concrete or structural element of a building

- or engine block of a vehicle

Question 5

At a firearms incident crews should communicate key information to either brigade or police. This should include?

3

Answer 5

• number and location of armed assailants
• description of weapons
• description armed assailants and info of hostages

Question 6

What is a METHANE message?

Answer 6

?

Question 7

What is the Jesip principle

Answer 7

Joint emergency services interoperability principles.

Used for major incident for police, fire brigade and ambulance involved

Question 8

What is the STEPS 1,2,3 plus protocol?

Answer 8

Step 1 - one person approach as standard

Step 2 - two persons approach with caution as standard

Step 3 - three or more in close proximity use caution a follow step plus

Question 9

What is step plus?

4

Answer 9

Follow CBRN flow chart

• evacuate
• communicate
• disrobe
• decontaminate

Question 10

At IED incident what should crew manager in particular as possible first on scene be Thinking of?

3 thinks…

Answer 10

Think - secondary devices

Think - safe cordon distances

Think - safety do not touch

Question 11

Brigade are not to search for suspect device unless they are where and why?

Answer 11

Less report to be on a fire station this is because you are best suit to know what is unusual or out of place

Question 12

Effective cordons for IED’s

A, b and c

Answer 12

A - up to a suitcase - more than 100m

B - car/light vehicle - more than 200m

C - HGV/lorry - more than 400m

If unsure it must be more than 400m

Question 13

How should the appliance be sighted at an IED incident?

Answer 13

Facing away from the IED with windows open down the direction and able to be readily moveable

Question 14

What is an EOD officer?

Answer 14

Explosive ordinance disposal officer

Question 15

EOD officer will expect emergency service responders to act on the five C’s what are there?

Answer 15

Confirm - location position

Clear - the public have been cleared from the area

Cordon - appropriate cordon

Control - inform control

Check - cordon is clear and secondary device/ hazards have been considered.

Question 16

EOD officer will expect emergency service responders to have observed the five W’s what are there?

Answer 16

What - what is its size/description

Where - exact position

When - exact time it was found

Why - why is it suspicious

Who - who are the witnesses/informants

Question 17

Terrorist related incident

What is the talk group that can be used by several agencies to all be kept in the loop?

Answer 17

Interagency voice communication IVC

Question 18

If there is a risk of IED’s what are the distances that appliance and hand held radios can be used?

Answer 18

Appliance main scheme radios - 50m

Hand held radios - 10m

Question 19

When could LFB crews be recommitted to an area once the threat of ballistic has been diminished?

Answer 19

Once JUR joint understanding of risk between all 3 emergency service me has been agreed